Horse-collar



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W. OOSBIE.

HORSE OOLLAR.

No. 399,841. Patented Mar. 19, 1889.

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\VILLIAM. COSBIE, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 399,841, dated March 19, 1889.

Application filed August 1, 1888, Serial in. 281,687- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

3e it known that I, IVILLIAM COSBIE, of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in' l'lorse-Collars; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to the class of horsecollars, and especially to those known as short-straw or wool collars, the peculiarity of which lies in the fact that the leather of the entire collar is sewed up completely, and is afterward stuffed instead of having the pieces sewed up over the stuffing, as is the case with long-straw collars.

My invention refers to an improvement in the top of the collar, which said improvement consists in a cap'piece formed on one end of the back and adapted to cover the joint on the top of the collar, and, in connection with said cap-piece, of an independent piece or strip which covers the straw just under the cap-piece and serves as a contimiationof the back up to the joint.

The obj ect ot my invention is to provide, in a short-straw or wool collar, a suitable cappiece for covering and protecting the joint at the top of the collar and forming a suitable guide or hearing for the hame-strap.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invent-ion, the figure is a perspective view of the upper portion of my horse-collar, the'cap-piece B being turned back to show the joint and the independent piece E below the cap-piece.

A is the back of the collar. It is usual in short-straw or wool collars to stitch the back clear up to each end, making the ends meet or nearly meet at the top of the collar, and this joint is simply covered by a short strap. My improvement consists in making a cappiece, B,out of one end of the back A, said cap-piece being long enough and Wide enough to completely cover the joint represented by C at the top of the collar. The cap-piece is secured in place by a strap, D, and buckle d; but as this cap-piece must necessarily be loose fora certain distance down, so that it can be turned back, it will be seen that from the line at which it is loose up to the end of the joint the stutting would be exposed. In order to provide against this and to fully cover the stut'fing, I insert a supplementary piece of leather, E, which is sewed in properly and splices the back, said supplementary piece coming up fully to the joint at the top of the collar and lying just under the cap-piece. This construction gives to the top of the collar the same appearance as the usual shortstraw or wool collar, and, in addition thereto, it has the protecting cap-piece which covers the top of the joint, the usual second cappiece, F, covering the bottom of the join The cap-piece fully protects the joint and atfords a bearing for the hame-strap.

I am aware that in long-straw collars a top cap-piece is used, and I do not therefore claim such, broadly; but

What I do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In a horse-collar, the back extended to form the cap-piece for covering and protecting the joint at the top of the collar, and an independent or separate piece inserted under the cappiece and covering the straw or stufling up to the joint, substantially as herein described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

'WILLIAM COSBIE.

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